Trunk



NQ. 753,033.A PATENTE) FEB. 2s, 1904. 1 J. H. BEASLEY.

TRUNK.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 28, 1903.

' N MODEL.

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UNITED STATES Patented February 23, 1904. g

JOHN H. BEASLEY, OF PETERSBURG, VIRGINTA.

TRUNK.

SPEIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 753,033, dated February 23, 1904.

Application filed January 28, 1903. Serial No. 140,913. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. BEASLEY, acitizen of the United States, ,residing at Petersburg, in the county of Dinwiddie and State of Virginia, have invented a new and useful Trunk, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to trunks, and has for its objects the features hereinafter described l Similar characters indicate like. parts 'throughout the several figures of the drawings.

The character T designates a trunk having a body portion 10 and a cover l1 preferably so hinged together that when the cover is open the upper edge of the body and the rearward side 12 of the cover will be at substantially the same level. When so opened, this side 12 should be approximately horizontal and is retained in such position by a stay consisting of two members 13 14, pivoted, respectively,

to each other. The member 13 is preferably provided with a shoulder 15, which contacts with the edge of thebody and furnishes a positive stop which takes the weight. olf the pivot.

Preferably at each end of the extreme top of the body, with their upper face on a level with the edge thereof, are members 16 16, forming ways upon which the tray T may rest and move. An upwardly-projecting flange 17 at the outside of each of these ways prevents longitudinal movement of the tray. This trayis preferably formed in two sections 18 19, each of which is provided at or near its corners with suitable rollers 20, insuring almost frictionless movement by supporting the `wholeweight of the tray, which normally rests on the ways 16 and the rearward pair of which may be somewhat larger than the reber 22 about its pivot and along the slot in `the companion member permits the front section of the tray to be turned up and rest upon the rear section for the purpose to be hereinlafter stated. A stop 25, fixed at each end of the tray-section 18, contacts with the member 21 and prevents the projection from sticking in its downward movement through the slot when the section is being lowered. Inv Fig. 3 of the drawings is illustrated amodiiication of this connector in which a stay 26 is pivoted at 27 upon the section 18 and has a longitu dinal slot 28, which works over a projection on the section 19 and allows a like raising and lowering of the front section.

At the inner side of each end of the trunkcover is provided a working face 30, here shown as formed upon the upper edge of the member 31, secured thereto. As illustrated, this face is inclined and is of curved contour, with stop-faces 32 at each end. Upon each end of the rear tray-section is a projection 33, preferably provided with a roll 34, coperating with the face 30. It will be seen that when the cover is raised the face 30 will slightly raise and simultaneously draw back the tray, the rollers of which travel along the ways, the' rear pair being lifted by the face over the space between the body and cover and falling when the cover is fully raised upon the side 12 thereof with the back of the tray in close proximity to the top of the cover. This gives access to a considerable portion of the body, and to make this complete the section 18 may be raised upon the section 19, the construction permitting this in the manner previously described. The faces 32 may serve to prevent excessive movement or disengagement of the coacting projection.

It is evident that in operation my improved trunkeasily and automatically moves the tray IOO to open the body portion, that the whole of said body is left available for packing, and that these results are attained without weakening any part of the structure.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination with a trunk provided with ways and a cover for said trunk provided with an elongated inclined curved working face, of a tray having a projection coacting with the working face to move the tray over the ways when the cover is raised or lowered.

2. The combination with a trunk provided with ways and a cover for said trunk provided with an inclined curved working face having spaced stops,of a tray having a projection coacting with said working face to move the tray over the ways.

3. The combination with a trunk provided with ways and a cover for said trunk provided with an inclined curved working face having stop-faces at each end thereof, of a tray having a projection coacting with the working face to move the tray over the ways.

4:. The combination with a trunk` provided with ways, of a movable tray consisting of a plurality of sections, and a connector for the sections comprising a member attached to one of the sections and provided with a slot and a projection carried by the other section and entering said slot.

5. The combination with a trunk, of a movable tray .consisting of a plurality of sections and a connector for the sections comprising a member attached to one of the sections and provided with a slot and a member pivoted to the adjacent section and having a projection entering the slot.

6. rlhe combination with a trunk, of a movable tray consisting of two sections, one of which may be raised upon the other, and a connector for these sections comprising a member attached to one of the sections and provided with a slot, a member pivoted to the adjacent section and having a projection entering the'slot, and a stop with which the pivoted portion of the connector may contact as it is lowered from its raised position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afliXed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN BEASLEY.

Witnesses:

JOHN F. WALSH, W. H. PETTUs. 

